Futureproof Co

Pasta la vista, baby 😎

Saying good bye to a loved one is never easy. Dealing with what happens after they pass away might not be easy either:
✅ arranging the funeral
✅ finding the Will and applying for probate
✅ *OR* not finding the Will after flipping the house upside down and applying for letters of administration
✅ collecting the assets and paying the debts
✅ complying with tax and legal requirements
✅ distributing the estate to the beneficiaries

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If you're feeling overwhelmed, we're here for you and can help you navigate the legal stuff and the processes involved with handling your loved one's affairs after they're gone.

Say hello here 👉 [email protected]

We all know that bullying is never okay. But there's one exception: BULLYING INTESTACY 💥☠️

What does intestacy mean, you ask? It's when someone passes away without having a will in place! 📑🚫

When it comes to intestacy, we should become fierce bullies. Intestacy causes confusion for loved ones, stonewalling from banks, the ATO and other financial institutions, and increases fees and costs to handle the deceased's affairs 👀

Let's unite, write our wills and bully intestacy into oblivion!! Together, we can be the bullies that intestacy never saw coming. Let's spread hope and fight against this dastardly foe named INTESTACY 🌈❤️

(But seriously, bullying is wrong kids) This post is inspired by an old Constable Care campaign, see the picture on the right 😬

When someone you know (and / or love) dies it can be a difficult and overwhelming time. We've been there and we can relate. But here are some steps you can take especially if you're that person's executor or next of kin:

💚 Take care of yourself. Grieving is natural so it's important to take care of yourself during this time. If not for yourself, but for your fave people around you. Get support from your family and friends and consider chatting with a therapist if you're not coping well.

💚 Make funeral arrangements. Decide whether the deceased will be buried or cremated (perhaps they told you how they wanted to go, or perhaps their funeral wishes are written in their will), and plan the funeral service (perhaps with the help of a funeral director). Start to let the deceased's family and friends know of their passing - over the phone, in person or via social media will do it.

💚 Find the will because it will be the source of the executor's power to handle the deceased's affairs and contain the deceased's wishes.

💚 If you're the executor or next of kin (if there is no will), you will need to identify what assets and debts the deceased had in order to settle their debts and distribute the deceased's assets as per their will (or the distributions set out by law if there is no will). Hopefully the deceased made things easy for you and kept good records of everything 🤞

For more tips on what to do, we have a handy dandy (not to mention, FREE) guide that you can download from our website: futureproofco.com.au/resources